COLOMBIA. 1873 pattern 10 Pesos. Medellín mint. Silver. Restrepo-70. SP-65 BN (PCGS).
Lettered edge. Coin turn. Portrait signed L.C.W. for Leonard Charles Wyon. Beautiful dark chocolate brown with underlying highlights of blue, violet, and faded mint color. Well struck and positively gorgeous, with only the most trivial marks. A high quality example of this important pattern issue with a fine provenance.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Christie's (Dallas) sale of the Norweb Collection, November 1985, lot 789. Earlier, from Fred Baldwin.
Estimate: $2000.00- $4000.00